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IranThe women's 1000-point tennis tournament was held in Shiraz at the Ace Tennis Academy, with Fatemeh Sadat Zanjani taking the singles title. Nastaran Choubineh finished as runner-up, while Ritach Nejadian and Lavin Hakimi shared third place. In doubles, Zanjani and Mitra Ebrahimi won the title ahead of Lavin Hakimi and Elin Hakimi.
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Iran's first national school tennis talent identification festival took place at the Persepolis complex in Fars province during Physical Education Week, under the slogan of peace through sport and friendship beyond borders. According to the tennis federation's public relations office, it was the first time an Iranian sporting event was staged at a registered world heritage site. More than 300 primary school pupils and 20 coaches took part across several assessment stations in a 1600 square metre area, and the festival was named after the workers lost in the Shiraz oil refinery incident.
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Iran's women's tennis team reached the Billie Jean King Cup final in Islamabad, Pakistan, after beating Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar in the group stage. Meshkatolzahra Safi, Yasaman Yazdani, Hana Soltani and Kimia Saghebtehrani are representing Iran under coach Arghavan Rezaei. Iran face hosts Pakistan, who advanced by beating the Maldives, in tomorrow's final, with the winner promoted to Asia/Oceania Group 2 in 2027.
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The national 1000-point Damavand Cup finished at the University of Isfahan tennis complex and the Talavar Tennis Academy, with Sina Moghimi beating Mohammad Khoshkhalgh in the singles final. In doubles, Moein Moazzam and Mani Mollaasgari defeated Danial Moshtaghifard and Alireza Nasiri. The event began on 21 Mehr with 165 players from across the country.
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The Iran Tennis Federation has published the list of Fars province age group competitions for Mehr 1405. The list covers the 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 age groups in both the girls' and boys' sections.
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The electoral assembly of the Khuzestan tennis board was held under federation president Davoud Azizi, with secretary general Shahrokh Keshavarz and provincial sports director general Hamid Banitamim present. Afshin Shafiani was elected head of the board with 13 votes, while Mohammad Jomheiri received 5 and Mohammad Ali Hamidi withdrew. Shafiani will lead the provincial board for the next four years.
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Sina Moghimi, Sepehrad Khademizadeh, Roham Mirzaei, Moein Moazzam, Amir Aslan Montakhab, Mani Mollaasgari, Mohammad Khoshkholgh and Danial Moshtaghifard have reached the last eight in singles at the national 1000-point Damavand Cup. Four pairs have also qualified in the doubles draw. The event is being held at the University of Isfahan tennis complex and the Talavar Tennis Academy, with Farshad Talavar as tournament director and Mohammad Moslemifar as chief umpire.
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Iran's women's national tennis team will learn its Billie Jean King Cup opponents at a draw ceremony tomorrow. Meshkatolzahra Safi, Yasaman Yazdani, Hana Soltani and Kimia Sagheb Tehrani make up the squad, with Arghavan Rezaei in charge. Iran is placed in the second group alongside Pakistan, Maldives, Guam, Qatar, Macau, Bahrain, Jordan, Bhutan and Kuwait, with Pakistan hosting those matches.
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Iran's women's tennis team left for Pakistan to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group 3, where it is drawn in the second group alongside Pakistan, Maldives, Guam, Qatar, Macau, Bahrain, Jordan, Bhutan and Kuwait. The players spoke positively about their training camp and fitness levels and praised the appointment of Arghavan Rezaei as head coach. The squad is accompanied by technical adviser Mehdi Behzadpour, team manager Farnaz Nayebmorad, fitness coach Somayeh Kamani and doctor Tavakolian.
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Farideh Ashraf Ganjouei, vice president of the tennis federation, said the women's national team held its final camp at Arsha Club and flew to Pakistan with a full squad. Meshkatolzahra Safi, Hana Soltani, Yasaman Yazdani and Kimia Sagheb Tehrani make up the squad, coached by Arghavan Rezaei. Iran is seeded first and is drawn in the second group alongside Pakistan, Maldives, Guam, Qatar, Macau, Bahrain, Jordan, Bhutan and Kuwait, with matches hosted by Pakistan.
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A joint meeting of public relations managers from sports federations and provincial offices was held at the Ministry of Sport and Youth, both in person and by webinar, on Wednesday 22 Mehr. Ministry deputies and the director general of the ministerial office spoke about the importance of public relations work, being the first to tell the story, and media convergence. Figures cited at the meeting included a 200 percent rise in the grassroots sport budget and more than 5,000 billion paid to federations.
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The draw for the final stage of the Roland Garros qualifying event in Japan has placed Iran's Kiarash Sadeghi in group one alongside two players from Japan and one from South Korea. The event features 16 players, with the leading names advancing to the semi-finals. The top two will earn places at Roland Garros 2027, and play begins tomorrow.
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Iran's Tennis Federation has published the schedule and draws for the men's 1000-point tournament in Isfahan for Mehr 1405. The announcement refers to Tuesday 21 Mehr.
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The first Royal Cup tennis event, inspired by the Laver Cup, was held over two days at the Mehdi Dehghani tennis complex at the Caravanserai Hotel in Abadan, bringing together 8 players in Blue and Red teams. Six matches were played, 4 singles and 2 doubles, with the Blue Team taking the title. The Blue side featured Sepehrad Khademizadeh, Hesam Shamakhteh, Shayan Taherpour and Younes Chanaan, with Kioumars Adibi as head coach.
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Iran's women's national tennis team has begun its final training camp at the Arshaclub complex in Tehran ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup, continuing until 22 Mehr. Meshkatolzahra Safi, Hana Soltani, Yasaman Yazdani and Kimia Saghebtehrani are working under Arghavan Rezaei. Iran is in Group II alongside Pakistan, Maldives, Guam, Qatar, Macau, Bahrain, Jordan, Bhutan and Kuwait, with matches hosted in Islamabad from 27 Mehr to 2 Aban.
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Davoud Azizi, head of Iran's tennis federation, has travelled to Kazakhstan for the world and Asian tennis federation meetings, where he is set to meet ITF president David Haggerty and Asian federation president Yuri Polsky. The trip also covers talks on restoring Iran's hosting of tennis events, which the federation says were suspended due to regional conditions and the war against the country. The meetings run from 19 to 22 Mehr in Almaty.
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The national age group tennis championships wrapped up at the Aran (Asayesh) complex, with winners announced in both the girls' and boys' sections. Elina Farmanbar topped both the under-16 and under-18 girls' draws, while Mehdi Abedini won the boys' under-18 title. Pouya Kolaeian served as head referee and Amir Mohazzabnia managed the event.
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Arghavan Rezaei, head coach of Iran's women's national tennis team, welcomed the mixed team's return to the Asian Games after years and the Iranian women's win in Nagoya, saying the event opened a new space for tennis in Iran. She said the players now believe they can win at major events and that proper planning could bring better results at the next edition. Rezaei added that she would not be in Tehran if she did not trust the talent of Iranian girls.
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The Iran Tennis Federation has released the qualifying draw and the first-day schedule for the women's 1000-point tournament in Shiraz. The event is held in Mehr 1405.
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The national age-group tennis championships were held at the Azadi Park tennis complex and ended with the top finishers announced. Among the boys, Shervan Jalali (under 18), Sohrab Talebi Meymand (under 16), Mohammad Mahdi Seyedi Rad (under 14), Navid Hanifi (under 12) and Arman Pourmahmoud (under 10) took first place, while the girls' titles went to Atrin Malekpour Afshar, Taranom Kamali, Adrina Ravan, Nilram Khodavandi and Manli Khodavardizadeh. Sara Azadoust managed the event and Elahe Rabiei served as chief umpire.
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Saman Hasani, an Iranian bronze badge umpire and silver badge chief umpire, officiated the men's doubles final at the Nagoya Asian Games between Japan and South Korea. The host nation won the match. According to the Iran Tennis Federation's public relations office, the assignment followed his strong performance during the tournament.
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Iran's Tennis Federation announced that elections for its athletes, coaches and referees commissions will be held electronically on Tuesday, 14 Mehr 1405, starting at 10:00. Voting takes place through the votesport.ir platform, with eligible participants logging in using their national ID number as username.
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At the Nagoya Asian Games, Meshkatolzahra Safi and Mandegar Farzami lost to Japan's Momoko Kobori and Ayano Shimizu, dropping both sets 6-0. Japan led from the start of the opening set and repeated the same result in the second. Both Japanese players are ranked inside the world's top 100 in doubles and are among the contenders at this edition of the Games.
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Iranian athletes competed across several disciplines on day 11 of the Asian Games. According to the report, beach volleyball, women's tennis and judo were eliminated, while Mirzazadeh advanced to the semifinals.
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Iran's mixed doubles tennis team lost to Chinese Taipei in its second match at the Asian Games in Nagoya. The result brought Iran's mixed doubles campaign to a close.
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Iran's women's doubles pair defeated Mongolia 2-0 at the Nagoya Asian Games. Meshkatalzahra Safi and Mandegar Farzami beat Khongorzul Aldarkhishig and Yesugen Ganbatar 6-1, 6-0, dropping a single game across the match. Two days earlier both players had won their singles matches, reported by the tennis federation as the first wins for Iranian women's tennis since the Islamic Revolution.
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Tennis federation president Davoud Azizi described Iran's mixed team presence at the Nagoya Asian Games, with 2 women and 2 men, as a historic event, noting the women won their opening match. He said Iranian tennis is improving but still far from world level, and that hosting international events in Iran would help close the gap. Azizi also reported five Iranian officials at the Games, including 2 women, and welcomed Arghavan Rezaei's work with the women's team.
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The Iran Tennis Federation has published the first day schedule of the qualifying draw for the national age group championships. The event is listed under the name Aran, Mazandaran Asayesh.
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Heavy rain at the Nagoya Asian Games delayed Monday's tennis start by four hours and halted several matches. Mandegar Farzami lost to Joanna Garland of Chinese Taipei by two 6-1 sets, Meshkatolzahra Safi fell to Zhang Shuai 6-1, 6-0, and Ali Yazdani was beaten by Wu Yibing by two 6-1 sets. The mixed doubles match involving Yazdani and Farzami was postponed because of the rain.
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Iran's mixed tennis team lost to the Philippines in its first appearance at the Nagoya Asian Games. It was the country's first mixed tennis team at the event.
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Iran's mixed team of Kasra Rahmani and Meshkatolzahra Safi lost 2-1 to the Philippines at the Nagoya Asian Games, in the country's first mixed team appearance at the event since the revolution. The Philippines took the opener 6-4, Iran responded 6-1, and the decider went 10-8 to the opponents. A second Iranian pairing, Ali Yazdani and Mandegar Farzami, is still to compete.
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Meshkatolzahra Safi said her first win at the Nagoya Asian Games came under heavy pressure, and credited coach Arghavan Rezaei for mental support. She described the standard of the event as beyond expectations, noting that 8 women ranked inside the world's top 100 are competing in Nagoya. Safi also pointed to past years without domestic tournaments or international-level coaching, and hoped tennis in Iran would draw more attention and sponsors.
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Arghavan Rezaei, recently appointed coach of Iran's women's national tennis team, said she accepted the federation president's offer without hesitation while still doing some work with the French federation. She believes Iran's players need far more serious training and competition at home and abroad, with a focus on preparing children aged 8 to 15. The French coach of Iranian descent hopes to stay in Iran and said she was proud and happy about the opening results of Meshkatolzahra Safi and Mandegar Farzami.
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Mandegar Farzami and Meshkatalzahra Safi both won their opening singles matches at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, recording the first Iranian women's singles victories at the event since the revolution. Farzami beat Uzbekistan's Sevil Yuldasheva 7-5, 6-3, while Safi defeated Tajikistan's Shakhzoda Asimova 6-0, 6-1. In men's doubles, Ali Yazdani and Kasra Rahmani lost to China by identical 6-4 scores.
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Iran's tennis doubles team lost to China in its opening match at the Asian Games. No further details of the match were reported.
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Hamidreza Naddaf, head coach of Iran's men's tennis team, said the squad travelled roughly 48 hours from the world tour event in Tunisia to Nagoya and was given a full day of rest on arrival. He expressed satisfaction with the results in Tunisia, noting that Kasra reaching the final meant the team could not leave earlier. The courts and venue have been inspected and training has begun, with other countries' teams also arriving.
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Kasra Rahmani closed out his campaign at the world tennis tour as runner-up. The Iranian player heads to the Asian Games in Nagoya with that result behind him.
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Iran's 200-point national beach tennis event, the Araz Cup, was held at the beach courts of the Araz Hotel in Nowshahr with 91 teams, 66 in the men's draw and 25 in the women's. Farhan Ahrzad and Alireza Rezaei took the men's title by beating Farbod Fattah and Shahriar Ahrzadeh, while Yasaman Heydari and Asal Farahbodnia won the women's event over Nazanin Anvari and Niki Sabeti. Pouya Kolaeian, an ITF white badge official, served as chief umpire, with Mohammad Mani Mansouri directing the event.
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Kasra Rahmani beat his Algerian opponent 6-3, 3-2 at the world tennis tour event hosted by Tunisia to move into the semi-finals. He will face a player from England at that stage. On the other side of the draw, an American and an Italian will meet.
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The 1000-point tennis event at the Fadal sports complex in Gorgan continues with today's semi-finals from 16:00, as Sina Moghimi meets Amir Arsalan Ghomi and Ilia Jafar faces Mohammad Khoshkhalgh. In doubles, Khoshkhalgh and Ghomi play Moghimi and Parsa Hosseini, while Parsa Ashjari and Sam Pazouki take on Mani Mollaasgari and Moein Moazzam. The competition began on 18 Shahrivar with 155 players and is broadcast via mojeto.ir, with Saeed Salehi as tournament director and Ehsan Ghorbani as chief umpire.
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